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The day I found out I was pregnant with my second child, the impossible happened: the baby in my womb spoke. "Stupid sister, are you even listening? Mom said that as soon as you graduate, she's selling you off. That money is for my future wedding!" My daughter went still. She didn't say a word, didn't confront me, didn't even cry. She just quietly applied to study abroad. And from that day on, I never heard from her again. My husband, seeing how devastated I was, moved to comfort me. But the baby's voice cut through the silence once more. "Comfort her? You're the biggest fool in this house! When I'm born, I'm not calling you 'Dad.' My real dad is that handsome guy from the bar!" The color drained from Sean's face. Before I could utter a word of explanation, he dragged me straight to the hospital for a paternity test. The results came back quickly—my best friend had pulled some strings to expedite them. And there it was, in cold, clinical print: NO PATERNITY BIOLOGICALLY ESTABLISHED. He didn't let me speak. He filed for divorce immediately. In a panic, the baby's voice cried out from inside me again, "Why is the idiot backing out now? Did he finally figure out Mom tricked him? The one who saved his life all those years ago wasn't her—it was her best friend!" That one sentence shattered my entire world. My husband turned his back on me and married my best friend. As for me… the shock and grief hit me like a physical blow. I felt a hot, sudden gush of blood. Before the doctors could save me, I died on that cold hospital bed, my hands clutching my swollen belly, my mind still reeling, unable to comprehend how my life had unraveled so completely. It wasn't until I was reborn, and once again heard the treacherous little voice inside me, that I finally began to understand the truth.

On the six-year anniversary of my relationship with my girlfriend, Sheila Loom, I buy some groceries with the intention to surprise her with a home-cooked meal. After I'm done, I head over to Sheila's place right away. That's when the reel I was watching automatically skips to the next one. It's a live stream where people call in to discuss legal matters. A familiar feminine voice drifts to my ears at that moment. "My boyfriend shelled out 500 thousand dollars to put me through school. I've already paid ten thousand back to him. "At first, I wanted to clear the debt before breaking up with him, but I don't want to wait any longer. If he insists on taking me to court after the breakup, can I still pay the debt off slowly?" Almost immediately, comments flood into the comments section, chewing her out and calling her a heartless wench. But the voice replies calmly, "If I truly were heartless, I wouldn't have paid him back to begin with. I no longer have feelings for him. Are you saying that I should sacrifice the rest of my life just so I can pay 500 thousand dollars back to him?" My heart skips a beat at that moment. It's true that I've spent 500 thousand dollars putting Sheila through school over the years. But I feel that I'm overthinking it, seeing as she's never brought up the matter of wanting to pay me back before. After I call Sheila repeatedly for half an hour, she finally answers my latest phone call. At the same time, the woman's phone call that's connected to the live stream is cut off. "It's my birthday today, Sheila—" "Have you secretly come looking for me again? Didn't we agree that we'll only meet up after you've successfully gotten into college?" I don't get to finish the rest of my sentence. Suddenly, I catch a glimpse of the notebook sitting on the corner of Sheila's table. The first page shows "debt repayment ledger". Some of the details are as shown. "The SAT study materials I bought for him: 188 dollars." "The Uber fees I've paid for him: 35 dollars." "The cologne I've gifted him on his birthday: 380 dollars." "Total: ten thousand dollars now paid."

“Minsan, ang pinakamadilim na pagkabulag… ay ang pagkabulag sa pag-ibig.” Si Lorie Philip, ang nag-iisang tagapagmana ng Philip Empire, ay nawala ang lahat sa isang iglap. Isang aksidente ang kumitil sa buhay ng kanyang mga magulang at nagdulot ng kanyang pagkabulag — iniwan siyang mag-isa, mahina, at umaasa lamang sa lalaking akala niya’y kanyang sandigan: si Jason Curry, ang asawa niyang ipinagkasundo sa kanya mula pagkabata. Ngunit ang pag-ibig na inakala niyang totoo, ay isa palang malupit na panlilinlang. Habang siya’y nabubuhay sa dilim, ginamit siya ni Jason upang makuha ang lahat ng ari-arian ng Philip family, habang palihim na nilalapastangan ang kanilang kasal kasama ang sekretarya nitong si Necy. Sa paningin ni Lorie, siya ay minamahal. Ngunit sa katotohanan, siya ay ginamit, pinagtawanan, at niloko. Hanggang sa isang araw, isang pagkadulas sa banyo ang nagbalik ng kanyang paningin at kasabay nito, ang katotohanang mas masakit pa sa pagkabulag. Nakita niya mismo ang kanyang asawa at sekretarya, naglalampungan sa study room, at mula sa bibig ni Jason, narinig ang mga salitang pumunit sa kanyang puso: “Hindi ko siya mahal. Kayamanan lang niya ang kailangan ko.” Ngunit ang mas mabigat na katotohanan, ang aksidenteng pumatay sa kanyang mga magulang ay hindi aksidente, kundi isang maingat na plano ng pamilya Curry. Sa gitna ng luha at galit, nanumpa si Lorie: “Pagbabayarin ko kayo sa lahat ng ginawa n’yo sa akin.” Sa tulong ng isang matalino at misteryosong private investigator na si Fernan James, unti-unti niyang binuo ang kanyang lakas upang bawiin ang lahat — kayamanan, hustisya, at dignidad. Ngunit habang lumalalim ang imbestigasyon, unti-unting nagigising ang damdamin niyang matagal nang natulog. Pag-ibig ba o hustisya ang pipiliin niya? At handa ba siyang magmahal muli sa lalaking handang ipaglaban siya, kahit kapalit ay buhay niya?

Dimas merupakan anak dari seorang ibu tunggal bernama Sonya. Ayahnya telah meninggalkan keluarga mereka karena masalah yang terjadi dengan ibunya di masa lalu. Dimas tumbuh menjadi anak yang cerdas dan pandai melukis. Hingga dia berhasil masuk di salah satu SMA favorit. Di SMA itu Dimas mulai menemukan cintanya. Refita merupakan kekasih pertama Dimas yang ia kenal selama di SMA. Mereka telah saling mengenal selama 6 bukan dan akhirnya mereka memutuskan untuk pacaran. Namun, semenjak itu Refita malah menghilang dan tidak pernah ke sekolah lagi. Refita masih bisa dihubungi lewat telepon dan ia mengatakan bahwa dirinya pergi ke Bandung. Itu merupakan kata-kata terakhir Refita setelah dirinya sudah tidak bisa ditelepon lagi Dimas tidak bisa berbuat apa-apa karena harus menuntaskan study di SMA-nya. Setelah lulus SMA, Dimas akhirnya memutuskan pergi ke Bandung berniat mencari Refita. Namun, Dimas tidak memiliki petunjuk apa-apa selain wajah kekasihnya yang pernah ia lukis tempo hari. Dimas pun harus menjadi pelukis jalanan untuk bertahan hidup di Bandung. Dia juga memasang lukisan wajah Refita di tempat ia bekerja. Selain untuk alat promosi, ia juga berharap ada orang yang mengenali wajah pada lukisannya itu. Hingga ia bertemu dengan seorang pria paruh baya bernama Rusli. Pria itu sering menemui Dimas dan mengajaknya untuk mengobrol. Hingga Rusli menceritakan bahwa dirinya merupakan ayah kandung Dimas. Ia menjelaskan bahwa Dimas merupakan hasil hubungan gelapnya dengan Sonya. Ia juga menjelaskan bahwa Refita merupakan hasil hubungan dengan Raya, istrinya yang sah. Rusli yang waktu itu mengetahui bahwa Dimas dan Refita berpacaran. Lantas mencoba memisahkan mereka karena tidak ingin terjadi hubungan yang sedarah. Rusli memutuskan untuk membawa Refita ke Bandung dan menyekolahkannya disana. Setelah bercerita, Rusli pun memberikan kesempatan kepada Dimas untuk menemui Refita. Rusli meminta Dimas untuk menerima Refita sebagai kekasihnya, namun sebagai adiknya. Dimas pun akhirnya menemui Refita dan mau menerimanya sebagai seorang adik.

The most popular girl in school, Mona Culver, could only apply for the city's worst community college because of her poor school results. My childhood friend, James Holden, got our entire class to fill out application forms for community college too. It was his attempt to negotiate with Northrind University's admissions department to make an exception for Mona to study there. The top thirty students in the city shared pictures of their amended application forms to community college. Back in my past lifetime, I tried my best to talk them out of it. The application submission deadline was the next day, and no amendments would be allowed after that. If they wasted their time threatening Northrind by applying to community college, and the deadline passed, nothing could be done to change the results, even if they were the city's top thirty students. Their dreams of attending an Ivy League school would be quashed after ten years of hard work, and no one knew what their future would hold after that. James got angry and berated me, "You're just afraid Mona will be better than you once we start classes at Northrind. Stop pretending like you're doing this for us!" The rest of my classmates were also upset with me, and they turned their fury on me. "Our high school results mean nothing. With our abilities, we would still be able to attend Northrind next year if we repeat the year. You should just mind your own business!" We had been classmates for three years, and I could not let them compromise their futures. I informed our principal and their parents of their plans, and their application forms were amended. I managed to stop them from threatening Northrind's admissions department. All of them were accepted by Northrind in the end, and they became elites in their respective industries with bright futures ahead. Mona ended up getting pregnant with a thug's child while in community college, and she suffered from both physical and mental issues. She fell into deep depression and even attempted suicide several times. James broke down when he learned the truth, and he blamed it all on me. He worked with our classmates to fabricate evidence that I committed plagiarism, and they poisoned my drink. Even my parents were burned to death by a patient from a mental hospital. When I was reborn into this lifetime, I saw James change our group chat's name into 'Fight for True Love! Let's Go to Northrind Together!' I left the group without hesitation and blocked everyone's numbers.

Dahil sa kahirapan at pang aalipusta ng abusadong tiyahin na umampon kay Nicole nang mamatay sa aksidente ang mga magulang ay pinilit niyang maka pag tapos ng pag aaral sa kursong aeronautical engineering. Dahil na rin marahil sa kaniyang sipag at tiyaga at dahil na rin sa angking talino ay isa siya sa mga mapalad na mag aaral na naka pasok sa study now pay later program ng isang malaking aircraft company. Itinuring ni Nicole na isang malaking oportunidad ang mabigyan siya ng pagkakataon na maka pag tapos ng pag aaral kahit pa nga ma higpit na tinutulan iyon ng kaniyang tiyang Norma na siyang tinutuluyan niya mula pa noong walong taong gulang pa lamang siya. Ngunit dahil na rin siguro sa kagustuhan niyang maka alis sa puder ng mapang abusong tiyahin at sa mapanakit na mga anak nito ay hindi niya pinakingan ang pag tutol ng mga kamag anak na mag aral siya, sa halip ay pinag buti niya hangang maka kuha siya ng magandang trabaho sa kumpaniya na nag paaral mismo sakaniya matapos maka pag tapos sa kolehiyo at maka kuha ng pinaka mataas na parangal sa uniberidad bilang summa cum laude sa kanilang batch. Buong akala ni Nicole ay magiging maayos na ang lahat lalo pa at nag karoon na rin ng bunga ang ilang taon niyang pag titiis ngunit hindi naging madali. Na in love si Nicole sa kaniyang masungit na boss na hindi niya maintindihan ang tunay na nararamdaman para sakaniya, nagkaroon sila ng hindi maayos na relasyon siya ay in love ang kaniyang boss naman ay ginawa lamang siyang fling nito. Noong una ay nagagawa niya pang pigilan ang pag ka hulog sa CEO ng kumpaniyang pinapasukan ngunit nang lumaon ay naging napaka hirap para kay Nicole, paano ba naman niyang magagawang mag paka civil sa harap ng kaniyang boss gayong bukod sa may nangyayari sa kanila sa loob at labas ng opisina ay mahal niya rin ang CEO. Ang kaniyang CEO.